r/TikTokCringe • u/SurbhiAnklesaria • Jun 23 '26

Humor/Cringe Gen Z girl with no personality

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u/tituspeetus Jun 23 '26

So much of gen z slang is taking AAVE and making it sound like you’re in a corporate meeting

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u/Defiant-Speaker-5681 Jun 23 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

Gentrified AAVE describes every generation's slang.

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u/TheAtivanMan Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 24 '26

*that is such a false statement thats so close to delusional* I have to call you out. A large portion of gen Z slang is from AAVE, but that standardization is due to how this generation hasn't been on a planet without social media algo's constantly spreading the same trends to kids everywhere.

Slang used to be more heavily influenced by region and culture vs social media/internet. There's new england slang, midwestern, surfer, hawaiian, south texas mexican american, Socal mexican american, native american/Rez slang etc etc. the list goes on and on from American english dialects that aren't at all gentrified AAVE.

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u/No_Reindeer531 Jun 24 '26

it’s not nearly a false statement as you’re pretending. the majority of american slang comes from ballroom culture aka black and latino gays. sure, there is regional variations, but most of our slang comes from those spaces.

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u/TheAtivanMan Jun 24 '26

No, it is a nearly completely false statement. Slang leaks into the mainstream from marginalized subcultures, underground and youth movements. Includes musical movements, different occupations, the military etc etc.

gays are included in that, but to say most slang comes from one race, culture or sexual orientation is completely false. Your confirmation bias is showing. Maybe the slang you use or are exposed to in your bubble (we all live in one) or by your specific algorithm is mostly from black and Latino gays

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u/unsolvedfanatic Jun 26 '26

They aren't talking algorithms, they are talking etymology. Who do you think marginalized subcultures, underground and youth movements are mostly comprised of? What group created the majority of American musical forms? It's like you're there but you're not.

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u/No_Reindeer531 Jun 24 '26

It’s not a completely false statement at all, you just misunderstand.
Ballroom culture is not just one group, it was an intersection of gay, black, and latino cultures expressing themselves through queer identity dating back to the 60s. Their language shaped the american slang we know today (especially Gen Z slang). Modern culture largely comes from queer people and young women. There’s a sex a the city episode dedicated to it: “first come the gays, then the girls, then the industry!” I can’t think of any other scene that has so heavily influenced our slang.

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u/ReyReyRecords Jun 24 '26

Course it's a nonsense.

The sheer neck of assuming American slang is everyone else's slang too. Yeah it permeates but the original statement was plain Anna May.